The issue of posting relevant and interesting content to your social media accounts can be a time consuming exercise. It's not so bad for big business who can have a whole team dedicated to the process. But, if you are the social media manager of a small business or a solo entrepreneur you are going to spend a lot of time searching up the right posts to keep your Twitter and Facebook visitors happy. DrumUp is a free, fully customizable social media management tool that will present you with excellent relevant content and engaging stories of interest that will automatically ...
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The way business works is changing rather rapidly in the 21st Century. Rather than everything being purely centered around an office environment, more and more businesses are working with reps in the field - whether it be in the local community, nationally or worldwide. It used to be complicated to keep in touch and collaborate with mobile workers who would report in anyway they could but mostly via expensive phone calls, emails or by fax. I'm sure you remember those horrible fax machines. Some of you are probably still using them now. Thankfully, those days seem numbered when apps like ...
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The world is not a very happy place right now. Just look at the news. There's trouble in the Middle East and Europe, and Africa is a minefield just waiting to explode. The fact is, as individuals, we can't really have much control over what's happening in the word. We can have some control in our own individual happiness, however. MyHappiness is a social self-help application for iOS and Android that can be used as a personal happiness trainer as well as a platform to keep a record of your happy times and your not-so-happy times. This fun set of ...
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If someone asks you whether you've been 'whese-ing' these days, you might be mistaken into thinking that they were inquiring about your health. However, there's another use of the word that has less to do with the state of your health and more to do with your state of your social selfie. Whese is a new, free photo-sharing application for iOS that throws the word 'whese-ing' into our online vocabulary. This simple to use, real-time app is ideal for the serial selfie taker and allows users to share every moment of their lives with their Whese friends. Add a few ...
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Mobile Web apps have come a long way to challenge their Native app counterparts and a debate has formed as to which method is best. Both offer users and developers advantages and hindrances in platform independence, performance, user discoverability, maintenance and much more. One thing is for certain, organizations developing their mobile content strategy should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of both application technologies.
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If you have to rely on hand written notes or your memory to keep track of your business dealings and phone calls in the 21st Century you really aren't fulfilling the potential of your capabilities. It's not so bad if you are dealing with the odd phone call but, if you are receiving a fair number of enquiries, there is no way you will be able to keep track of everything that is said or done. Callorb is a simple but effective productivity application for Android that let's you note and make notes on all your phone calls as soon ...
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Do your friends think of you as a bit of a whinger? Do you look at the world as a cup half empty rather than one that is half full? Do you find yourself constantly posting things that you have a bit of a beef about on your social networks? Are your friends threatening to unfriendly you? Do you wonder why no one seems to be listening? Well, forget about the regular social networks - if your friends only want to post pictures of their babies or what they ate tonight, that's their problem. Now there's a social network that ...
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Some people are immensely proud of their Instagram photos - and rightly so. They can be spread the length and breadth of the Internet and shared via your favorite social networks. But are they just spur of the moment event that is merely discarded when your feed disappears from view or are they a lasting memory of your life? In reality, they are the latter and actually document our everyday lives. So, how about turning those pictures into a real, coffee table book so all those memories are captured forever? BooksTo.Me is a new photo application that turns your precious ...
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I've been saying for a while now that, when the general populace finally get their heads around the concept of QR codes, they will take over the world. They are the perfect vehicle to advertise product on smartphones and, in the blink of an eye, you can open a website, find prices and reviews, launch videos, show product information, buy merchandise or simply be entertained and find coupons. Scanlife is the global leader in providing cloud-based mobile solutions that bring products and information to life and introduce this all-in-one, lightning fast barcode scanner and QR code reader that's up there ...
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The thing that I like most about business apps like this one is that they give small and medium sized businesses the chance to compete on a level playing field with their bigger competitors. Lynkos CRM is a user-friendly and comprehensive cloud-based productivity app that is as easy to use as a regular email account. Import and manage your contacts easily, manage and monitor your social feeds, follow up opportunities and involve your customers, create and assign tasks automatically and manage your team with ease - all from one place. Lynkos' unashamed aim is to improve the relationship you have ...
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